September 10, 2020

Dear John,

As a valued partner, I want to inform you about a situation that was revealed yesterday afternoon.

I have often told you about how the Left wants to silence the influence of Christian voices in America. As I shared yesterday on CBN News, last Wednesday, Family Research Council experienced this firsthand.

As you may know, one of the major election initiatives that FRC and FRC Action have launched is our Pray Vote Stand campaign. This extensive digital effort is focused on educating voters about the faith, family, and freedom issues at the heart of this November's election.

The central component of the campaign is our weekly Pray Vote Stand broadcasts on Wednesday nights where I am joined by FRC's experts, newsmakers, and conservative allies to provide information from a biblical worldview uncensored by the media giants so that you and other concerned Americans can make an informed choice at the ballot box.

But last Wednesday, one hour before we were going to go live with our policy-focused broadcast, suddenly FRC couldn't inform partners like you via text. Our text-messaging vendor MobileCause's CEO, Victor Limongelli, sent an email terminating Family Research Council's contract.

The reason?

They dropped us based upon our religious views; simply because we stand for biblical truth on the issues of the day.

This is a stunning incident of big tech censorship and religious discrimination, pure and simple.

With no time to implement a back-up plan, FRC was prevented from sending out text invitations to tens of thousands of our followers to join the broadcast.

This action by MobileCause kept critical information from reaching conservative voters about one of the most important elections of our lifetimes.

Is it a coincidence that a big tech company pulled the plug on us one hour before the second installment of one of our most extensive evangelical voter education efforts in this election cycle?

The big tech agenda is beyond obvious. MobileCause, like so many of today's gate keepers of social media, views evangelicals and conservatives as a political enemy that must be silenced, and so it timed its religious discrimination for maximum effect!

The Left's determination to silence voices with which they disagree should make clear to every evangelical voter what is at stake in this election and why they need to pray, vote, and stand!

Big tech, Hollywood, and the elites intend to decide this election, and they will resort to religious discrimination, censorship, and bullying to get that mission accomplished.

We cannot, and we must not, allow them to succeed.

FRC is pushing back by calling out MobileCause's outrageous and blatant act of religious discrimination.

Will you join us in this fight as never before?

Because it's not just about us... As we champion religious freedom, we understand that we are standing in the gap for churches, other faith-based organizations, religious employers, and millions of everyday Americans who should be free to live out their faith.

Honestly, we shouldn't be shocked by this latest instance of the Left's intolerance.

This is just another in a long line of examples of the Left trying to intimidate, marginalize, and even silence those who uphold the Word of God and biblical values.

The truth is: They don't want you to hear the truth. Because the Left knows that when the facts and effects of their policies are known, the American people will reject them.

We must not let them win!

Will you stand with us today to defend religious freedom?

First, please pray for me and the rest of the FRC leadership team to have wisdom and clear direction from the Lord on the next steps to take.

Second, if you have not already, take the 2020 Challenge to pray for our nation, vote for biblical values, and stand for truth during this 2020 election season.

Lastly, please give as generously as you can to help FRC mount our counter-offensive. We are pushing back on MobileCause and all those who would label biblical views as "hate." Whether it's a gift of $500, $250, $100, $50, or even $35, your gift will make a lasting impact in advancing religious freedom.

We also need to ensure that their tactic of silencing Christian conservative voices does not prevail. What better way than to redouble our efforts to get the Pray Vote Stand message out to as many Americans as possible.

I am going to ask you to stand with me in this battle to share the truth that can set our nation free. Will you please invite 3 of your friends to take the Pray Vote Stand Challenge and to join us for our weekly Pray Vote Stand broadcast?

We can only accomplish all this with your help.

Thank you, John, for your faithful prayers and partnership. It is an encouragement to me and the entire FRC family to know that we don't stand alone. I pray that God will bless you, and that He will help each of us fulfill our roles in turning our nation back to Him.

Standing (Eph. 6:13),

Tony Perkins
President